2023–24 Indian Women's League

Indian Women's League
Season2023–24
Dates8 December 2023 – 24 March 2024
ChampionsOdisha
1st title
AFC Women's Champions LeagueOdisha
Matches played42
Goals scored122 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerUganda Fazila Ikwaput
(13 goals)
Biggest home winGokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha
(6 January 2024)
Biggest away winSports Odisha 0–5 Gokulam Kerala
(3 March 2024)
Highest scoringGokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha
(6 January 2024)
Longest winning runGokulam Kerala
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runGokulam Kerala
(9 matches)
Longest winless runSports Odisha
(12 matches)
Longest losing runSports Odisha
East Bengal
(5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 23 March 2024.

The 2023–24 Indian Women's League was the seventh season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India.[1] Odisha won their maiden Indian Women's League title by winning their last league match of the season.[2][3]

Format

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The season is played in a double round-robin format, with each club playing the other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 12 matches. It is the first IWL season to be played on a home and away basis, as so far the preceding seasons have been held at a centralised venue.

Qualification

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The teams were awarded direct qualification for the 2023–24 season, which qualified for the knockout round and finished in the top eight positions in the 2022–23 season.[4] Originally 8 teams qualified for the season, but Eastern Sporting Union didn't communicate with AIFF on their participation and thus the League Committee decided to continue with the remaining 7 teams for the season.[5]

Club State/Region Qualification
2022–23 Indian Women's League
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Champions
Kickstart Karnataka Runners-up
Sethu Tamil Nadu Semi-finalists
HOPS Delhi Quarter-finalists
Sports Odisha Odisha Quarter-finalists
East Bengal West Bengal Quarter-finalists
Odisha Odisha Quarter-finalists

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the Indian Women's League teams
Club City State/Region Stadium Capacity
East Bengal Kolkata West Bengal East Bengal Ground 23,500
Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode Kerala EMS Corporation Stadium 50,000
HOPS New Delhi Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 15,000
Kickstart Bengaluru Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha Kalinga Stadium 15,000
Bhubaneswar FA Ground 1,000
Capital Football Arena 1,500
Sethu Madurai Tamil Nadu Tilak Maidan[a] 5,000
Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha Capital Football Arena 1,500
  1. ^ The club is based in Tamil Nadu but will play its home games in Goa for the 2023–24 season due to the unavailability of stadiums.

Personnel and sponsorships

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
East Bengal India Dipankar Biswas India Trisha Mallick Trak Only Emami
Gokulam Kerala India Anthony Andrews India Grace Dangmei Do's CSB Bank
HOPS India Om Prakash Chhibber India Anushka Samuel Dharam Foundation
Kickstart India Langam Chaoba Devi India Dalima Chhibber Sweat Haier
Odisha India Crispin Chettri India Manisa Panna Trak Only Odisha Tourism
Sethu India Kanan Priolkar Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Hummel Everrenew
Sports Odisha India Paromita Sit India Munica Minz Nivia Sports Odisha Tourism

Foreign players

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AIFF allowed maximum of three foreign players per team but only two can be part of starting 11.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Other registered
player(s) 		Former player(s)
East Bengal Bangladesh Sanjida Akhter — — — —
Gokulam Kerala Ghana Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia Kenya Phoeby Okech Uganda Fazila Ikwaput — Ghana Veronica Appiah
HOPS Ghana Fredrica Torkudzor Ghana Gladys Amfobea — — —
Kickstart Bangladesh Sabina Khatun Nepal Dipa Shahi Nepal Anita K.C. Nepal Preeti Rai —
Odisha Myanmar Win Theingi Tun Philippines Shelah Cadag — — England Klesha Rosa Darroux
Sethu Kenya Bertha Adhiambo Omita Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Nepal Gita Rana — —
Sports Odisha Nepal Amrita Jaishi Nepal Rashmi Kumari Ghising — — —

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha (C) 12 10 1 1 31 4 +27 31 Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League preliminary stage
2 Gokulam Kerala 12 9 2 1 33 5 +28 29
3 Kickstart 12 6 3 3 16 18 −2 21
4 Sethu 12 5 2 5 16 14 +2 17
5 HOPS 12 5 1 6 15 19 −4 16
6 East Bengal 12 1 1 10 8 31 −23 4
7 Sports Odisha 12 0 2 10 3 31 −28 2
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Results

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Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away EAB GOK HOP KFC OFC SFC SPO
East Bengal 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–4 2–4 0–0
Gokulam Kerala 5–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 8–0
HOPS 3–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–0
Kickstart 3–1 0–2 1–5 0–0 2–2 2–1
Odisha 2–0 2–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 3–1
Sethu 2–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 1–0
Sports Odisha 0–2 0–5 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–3
Source: AIFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match

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The table lists the results of the teams after each match.

Match123456789101112
East BengalWLLLLLDLLLLL
Gokulam KeralaDWLWDWWWWWWW
HOPSLLWLDWWLWLWL
KickstartWWWDWDLWWLDL
OdishaWWWWWDWLWWWW
SethuDWLWLLLWLWDW
Sports OdishaLLLLLDDLLLLL
Source: AIFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
East Bengal24555666666666
Gokulam Kerala32433332211122
HOPS76666554454445
Kickstart11122223323333
Odisha53211111132211
Sethu45344445545554
Sports Odisha67777777777777
Source: AIFF

Matches

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  • All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).

Round 1

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8 December 2023 Gokulam Kerala 0–0 Sethu Kozhikode
15:30 Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Anjila Tumbapo Subba (Sethu)
9 December 2023 HOPS 0–3 Kickstart Delhi
13:00 Report
  • Karishma 13'
  • S. Lepcha 24'
  • Pakpi Devi 56'
 Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)
10 December 2023 Sports Odisha 0–2 East Bengal Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 270
Referee: Pooja S.
Player of the Match: Margaret Devi (East Bengal)

Round 2

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14 December 2023 HOPS 0–1 Gokulam Kerala Delhi
13:00 Report
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Rachana Kamani
Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Gokulam Kerala)
15 December 2023 Sports Odisha 0–4 Odisha Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Manisa Panna (Odisha)
16 December 2023 Kickstart 3–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
15:30
Report
  • S. Raul 86'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)

Round 3

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20 December 2023 Odisha 2–0 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ruba Devi G.
Player of the Match: Sanju Yadav (Odisha)
21 December 2023 Kickstart 2–1 Sports Odisha Bengaluru
15:30
Report
  • R. Ghising 27' (pen.)
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahi Tudu
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)
23 December 2023 East Bengal 2–4 Sethu Kolkata
14:00
  • Sibani Devi 60'
  • S. Raul 82'
 Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Naorem Priyangka Devi (Sethu)

Round 4

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4 January 2024 East Bengal 0–1 HOPS Kolkata
14:00 Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 312
Referee: Sen Hangma Subba
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
5 January 2024 Odisha 1–0 Sethu Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Bhubaneswar Football Academy
Attendance: 30
Referee: Kusum Mandi
Player of the Match: Indumathi Kathiresan (Odisha)
6 January 2024 Gokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha Kozhikode
15:30
Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Gokulam Kerala)

Round 5

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10 January 2024 Odisha 1–0 HOPS Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Bhubaneswar Football Academy
Attendance: 30
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Indumathi Kathiresan (Odisha)
11 January 2024 Sethu 1–0 Sports Odisha Vasco da Gama
15:30
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Kaviya Pakkirisamy (Sethu)
12 January 2024 Gokulam Kerala 0–0 Kickstart Kozhikode
15:30 Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)

Round 6

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16 January 2024 Sports Odisha 1–1 HOPS Bhubaneswar
15:00
  • Manisha Naik 84'
 Report
  • Fredrica Torkudzor 67'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
17 January 2024 Sethu 0–1 Kickstart Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report
  • Laishram Bibicha Devi 77'
 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani
Player of the Match: Laishram Bibicha Devi (Kickstart)
18 January 2024 East Bengal 1–4 Odisha Kolkata
14:00
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Odisha)

Round 7

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22 January 2024 HOPS 2–1 Sethu Delhi
11:00
  • Aarti 75'
  • Fredrica Torkudzor 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kusum Mandi
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
23 January 2024 East Bengal 0–4 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
14:00 Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pooja S.
Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (Gokulam Kerala)
24 January 2024 Kickstart 0–0 Odisha Bengaluru
15:30 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ruba Devi G.
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak (Kickstart)

Round 8

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28 January 2024 Sethu 0–1 Gokulam Kerala Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mahi Tudu
Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Gokulam Kerala)
29 January 2024 Kickstart 1–5 HOPS Bengaluru
15:30
Report
  • Fredrica Torkudzor 28', 59', 90+5'
  • Shailja 39'
  • Amfobea 83'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sen Hangma Subba
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
30 January 2024 East Bengal 0–0 Sports Odisha Kolkata
14:00 Report Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani
Player of the Match: Michel Castanha (East Bengal)

Round 9

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3 February 2024 Gokulam Kerala 5–1 HOPS Kozhikode
15:30
Report
  • Fredrica Torkudzor 90+5' (pen.)
 Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kusum Mandi
Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (Gokulam Kerala)
4 February 2024 Odisha 3–1 Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar
15:00
Report
  • Manisha Naik 68'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 40
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Win Theingi Tun (Odisha)
5 February 2024 East Bengal 1–3 Kickstart Kolkata
14:00
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ruba Devi G
Player of the Match: Aruna Bag (Kickstart)

Round 10

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9 February 2024 Gokulam Kerala 2–1 Odisha Kozhikode
15:30
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (Gokulam Kerala)
10 February 2024 Sports Odisha 0–1 Kickstart Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
  • Sonia Marak 13'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak (Kickstart)
11 February 2024 Sethu 2–0 East Bengal Vasco da Gama
15:30
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pooja S
Player of the Match: Kajol D'Souza (Sethu)

Round 11

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1 March 2024 HOPS 3–0 East Bengal Delhi
14:00
Report Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
2 March 2024 Sethu 0–4 Odisha Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Odisha)
3 March 2024 Sports Odisha 0–5 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pooja S
Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (Gokulam Kerala)

Round 12

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8 March 2024 HOPS 0–3 Odisha Delhi
15:30 Report
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ruba Devi G
Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Odisha)
9 March 2024 Sports Odisha 0–3 Sethu Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mahi Tudu
Player of the Match: Kaviya Pakkirisamy (Sethu)
10 March 2024 Kickstart 0–2 Gokulam Kerala Bengaluru
15:30 Report
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (Gokulam Kerala)

Round 13

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15 March 2024 HOPS 1–0 Sports Odisha Delhi
15:30 Pooja 32' Report Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 43
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Anshika (HOPS)
16 March 2024 Kickstart 2–2 Sethu Bengaluru
15:30
  • Shanglakpam Banti Sharma 78'
  • Sushmita Jadhav 83'
 Report
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Shanglakpam Banti Sharma (Kickstart)
17 March 2024 Odisha 2–0 East Bengal Bhubaneswar
15:30
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sen Hangma Subba
Player of the Match: Sanju Yadav (Odisha)

Round 14

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22 March 2024 Sethu 3–1 HOPS Vasco da Gama
15:30
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Karen Estrocio (Sethu)
24 March 2024 Gokulam Kerala 5–1 East Bengal Kozhikode
15:30
Report
  • Sulanjana Raul 64'
 Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ruba Devi G
Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (Gokulam Kerala)
24 March 2024 Odisha 6–0 Kickstart Bhubaneswar
15:30
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Lynda Kom (Odisha)

Season statistics

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As of 24 March 2024

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uganda Fazila Ikwaput Gokulam Kerala 13
2 India Karishma Shirvoikar Kickstart 8
India Pyari Xaxa Odisha
4 Ghana Fredrica Torkudzor HOPS 7
Myanmar Win Theingi Tun Odisha
India Soumya Guguloth Gokulam Kerala
7 India Kaviya Pakkirisamy Sethu 6
India Sandhiya Ranganathan Gokulam Kerala
India Lynda Kom Odisha
10 India Anju Tamang Gokulam Kerala 5
India Indumathi Kathiresan Odisha
12 India Kajol D'Souza Sethu 4
13 Ghana Gladys Amfobea HOPS 3
India Sulanjana Raul East Bengal
15 India Naorem Priyangka Devi Sethu 2
India Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi East Bengal
India Malati Munda Odisha
India Manisha Naik Sports Odisha
India Sonia Marak Kiskstart
India Pooja HOPS
India Lisham Babina Devi Sethu
22 India Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi East Bengal 1
India Manisa Panna Odisha
Nepal Rashmi Kumari Ghising Sports Odisha
India Sushmita Lepcha Kiskstart
India Yumlembam Pakpi Devi Kiskstart
India Asem Roja Devi Gokulam Kerala
India Laishram Bibicha Devi Kiskstart
India Juli Kishan Odisha
India Aarti HOPS
India Shailja HOPS
India Aruna Bag Kiskstart
Bangladesh Sanjida Akhter East Bengal
India Malavika P Sethu
India Shanglakpam Banti Sharma Kiskstart
India Sushmita Jadhav Kiskstart
India Karen Estrocio Sethu
India Muskan Subba Gokulam Kerala
India Karthika Angamuthu Odisha

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
India Karishma Shirvoikar Kickstart East Bengal 3–1 (H) 16 December 2023
Uganda Fazila Ikwaput Gokulam Kerala East Bengal 4–0 (A) 23 January 2024
Ghana Fredrica Torkudzor HOPS Kickstart 5–1 (A) 29 January 2024
India Soumya Guguloth Gokulam Kerala HOPS 5–1 (H) 3 February 2024
Uganda Fazila Ikwaput Gokulam Kerala Sports Odisha 5–0 (A) 3 March 2024
India Lynda Kom Odisha Kickstart 6–0 (H) 24 March 2024
Notes
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 India Shreya Hooda Odisha 9
2 India Maibam Linthoingambi Devi Kickstart 5
3 Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Sethu 4
4 India Sowmiya Narayanasamy Gokulam Kerala 3
India Anshika HOPS
4 Ghana Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia Gokulam Kerala 2
India Keisham Melody Chanu East Bengal
India Payal Basude Gokulam Kerala
7 India Adrija Sarkhel Sports Odisha 1
India Moirangthem Monalisha Devi Odisha

Discipline

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Player

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  • Most red cards: 0[6]
    • None

Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 5[6]
    • Gokulam Kerala
  • Most red cards: 0[6]
    • None

Awards

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Match awards

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Season awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season:[7]

Award Winner
Best Striker Uganda Fazila Ikwaput (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Goalkeeper India Shreya Hooda (Odisha)
Best Defender India Hemam Shilky Devi (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Midfielder India Indumathi Kathiresan (Odisha)
Best Match Organisation Sports Odisha
Best Media Operations Odisha

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Odisha FC crowned champions of IWL 2023-24". ESPN. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "AIFF announces fixtures for I-League, IWL". AIFF. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "AIFF League Committee meets online to reach decisions on I-League, IWL and 3rd Division League". AIFF. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "IWL Statistics". the-aiff.com.
  7. ^ "IWL 2023-24 Roll of Honours announced". i-league.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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